Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
On 3 Jan 2007 01:19:42 -0800, "RHF"
wrote: CFLs present an opportunity to prevent Mercury emissions from entering the Environment because they Help-to-Reduce Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants. A Coal-Fired Power Plant will emit 13.6 milligrams of Mercury to produce Electricity required to use an Incandescent Light Bulb, compared to 3.3 milligrams for a CFL with the same light output. EPA Mercury News & Info = http://www.epa.gov/mercury/ mercury the messager and the message is cfl ~ RHF Coal fired plants not only emit mercury; they also spew more radioactive waste than nuclear plants. |
Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
Tester wrote:
Of course, flourescent bulbs create RFI. I bought my first CFL a few weeks after I bought this house in 1994. The bulb in the basement stairwell burned out, and it was such a pain to change I decided I wanted something that would take awhile to burn out. Had to replace it last week. (yes, that's **twelve years** service!) Since then, as each bulb has burned out, I've replaced it with a CFL. Can't say I've had significant noise trouble. Sure wish I could say the same for my computers! It's hard to get past the price differential, but if you can, you'll like 'em... -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com |
Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
Important Note: Handling and Disposal of CFL's
Compact fluorescent bulbs contain small amounts of mercury. The mercury poses no threat while in the bulb, but if you break one be careful not to inhale the mercury - immediately use a wet rag to clean it up and put all of the pieces, and the rag, into a plastic bag. Although household CFL bulbs may legally be disposed of with regular trash (in the US), they are categorized as household hazardous waste. As long as the waste is sent to a modern municipal landfill, the hazard to the environment is limited. However, CFL's should not be sent to an incinerator, which would disperse the mercury into the atmosphere. The best solution is to save spent CFL's for a community household hazardous waste collection, which would then send the bulbs to facilities capable of treating, recovering or recycling them. For more information on CFL disposal or recycling, you can contact your local municipality. Although CFL's have these handling and disposal issues, the large energy savings of CFL bulbs compared to incandescents is of greater overall environmental benefit. http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm "RHF" wrote in message oups.com... On Jan 2, 6:14 pm, "homepc" wrote: - - What I find disturbing, is that the consumer is seldom warned - about the mercury inside the bulb, and when the bulb burns out, - they just throw it away in the regular trash. - Home PC, What is Mercury (HG) ? What are the sources of Mercury emissions ? What are the Risks ? http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_li...aq_compact.htm CFLs present an opportunity to prevent Mercury emissions from entering the Environment because they Help-to-Reduce Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants. A Coal-Fired Power Plant will emit 13.6 milligrams of Mercury to produce Electricity required to use an Incandescent Light Bulb, compared to 3.3 milligrams for a CFL with the same light output. EPA Mercury News & Info = http://www.epa.gov/mercury/ mercury the messager and the message is cfl ~ RHF . . . . Before I bought my compact fluorescent bulbs, I made sure I knew where I could dispose of them safely when they were spent. As it turns out, Canadian Tire, where I bought my bulbs, also offered to recycle them. I wonder if Wal-Mart would follow suit. Most of the foreign made junk ( electronics in particular ) that Wal-Mart peddles, fill up our land fill sites with toxic time bombs faster than we realize. "Tester" wrote in messagenews:i46lp294dngdeajlp6usr8av1kuud11k7v@ent ropy.org... Of course, flourescent bulbs create RFI. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/business/02bulb.html The Energy Challenge Power-Sipping Bulbs Get Backing From Wal-Mart While it sounds like a promising idea, it turns out that the long-lasting, swirl-shaped light bulbs known as compact fluorescent lamps are to the nation's energy problem what vegetables are to its obesity epidemic: a near perfect answer, if only Americans could be persuaded to swallow them. But now Wal-Mart Stores, the giant discount retailer, is determined to push them into at least 100 million homes. And its ambitions extend even further, spurred by a sweeping commitment from its chief executive, H. Lee Scott Jr., to reduce energy use across the country, a move that could also improve Wal-Mart's appeal to the more affluent consumers the chain must win over to keep growing in the United States. "The environment," Mr. Scott said, "is begging for the Wal-Mart business model." It is the environmental movement's dream: America's biggest company, legendary for its salesmanship and influence with suppliers, encouraging 200 million shoppers to save energy. For all its power in retailing, though, Wal-Mart is meeting plenty of resistance - from light-bulb makers, competitors and consumers. To help turn the tide, it is even reaching out to unlikely partners like Google, Home Depot and Hollywood. [...] -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text - |
mini-flourescent bulbs ARE FULL OF MERCURY
Tester wrote: While it sounds like a promising idea, it turns out that the long-lasting, swirl-shaped light bulbs known as compact fluorescent lamps are to the nation's energy problem what vegetables are to its obesity epidemic: a near perfect answer, if only Americans could be persuaded to swallow them. Don't forget that EVERY one of those CF's contain one drop of MERCURY. (yes....that Mercury, known as element HG) So much for enviornmental care when these things start to end up in the waste stream !!! HA !!!!!!! |
mini-flourescent bulbs ARE FULL OF MERCURY
We should all revert back to using candles.But not candles made from
politicians,they would stink up the place too much. cuhulin |
Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
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Doug Smith W9WI wrote: Tester wrote: Of course, flourescent bulbs create RFI. I bought my first CFL a few weeks after I bought this house in 1994. The bulb in the basement stairwell burned out, and it was such a pain to change I decided I wanted something that would take awhile to burn out. Had to replace it last week. (yes, that's **twelve years** service!) Since then, as each bulb has burned out, I've replaced it with a CFL. Can't say I've had significant noise trouble. Sure wish I could say the same for my computers! It's hard to get past the price differential, but if you can, you'll like 'em... I don't think we are talking about the same bulbs. These cheap units won't last that long. Maybe two years max. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:46:30 GMT, Telamon
wrote: In article , Doug Smith W9WI wrote: Tester wrote: Of course, flourescent bulbs create RFI. I bought my first CFL a few weeks after I bought this house in 1994. The bulb in the basement stairwell burned out, and it was such a pain to change I decided I wanted something that would take awhile to burn out. Had to replace it last week. (yes, that's **twelve years** service!) Since then, as each bulb has burned out, I've replaced it with a CFL. Can't say I've had significant noise trouble. Sure wish I could say the same for my computers! It's hard to get past the price differential, but if you can, you'll like 'em... I don't think we are talking about the same bulbs. These cheap units won't last that long. Maybe two years max. I have nothing but compact fluorescents and some are way over 5 years old. I've changed the kitchen overheads once since 1998. It's insane to use Edison lamps for lighting. |
Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
In article ,
David wrote: On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:46:30 GMT, Telamon wrote: In article , Doug Smith W9WI wrote: Tester wrote: Of course, flourescent bulbs create RFI. I bought my first CFL a few weeks after I bought this house in 1994. The bulb in the basement stairwell burned out, and it was such a pain to change I decided I wanted something that would take awhile to burn out. Had to replace it last week. (yes, that's **twelve years** service!) Since then, as each bulb has burned out, I've replaced it with a CFL. Can't say I've had significant noise trouble. Sure wish I could say the same for my computers! It's hard to get past the price differential, but if you can, you'll like 'em... I don't think we are talking about the same bulbs. These cheap units won't last that long. Maybe two years max. I have nothing but compact fluorescents and some are way over 5 years old. I've changed the kitchen overheads once since 1998. It's insane to use Edison lamps for lighting. These less then a dollar bulbs have only been available the last few months so you must have a time machine then. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name of environmentalism
homepc wrote:
Important Note: Handling and Disposal of CFL's Compact fluorescent bulbs contain small amounts of mercury. The mercury poses no threat while in the bulb, but if you break one be careful not to inhale the mercury - immediately use a wet rag to clean it up and put all of the pieces, and the rag, into a plastic bag. Powdered sulfur is extremely good at binding any elemental mercury that might have "blobbed" over an area. But don't use a vacuum cleaner to clean it up (unless it's rated for mercury vapour containment). Use a brush and pan and place the remains in a thick plastic bag. JB Although household CFL bulbs may legally be disposed of with regular trash (in the US), they are categorized as household hazardous waste. As long as the waste is sent to a modern municipal landfill, the hazard to the environment is limited. However, CFL's should not be sent to an incinerator, which would disperse the mercury into the atmosphere. The best solution is to save spent CFL's for a community household hazardous waste collection, which would then send the bulbs to facilities capable of treating, recovering or recycling them. For more information on CFL disposal or recycling, you can contact your local municipality. Although CFL's have these handling and disposal issues, the large energy savings of CFL bulbs compared to incandescents is of greater overall environmental benefit. http://www.eartheasy.com/live_energyeff_lighting.htm "RHF" wrote in message oups.com... On Jan 2, 6:14 pm, "homepc" wrote: - - What I find disturbing, is that the consumer is seldom warned - about the mercury inside the bulb, and when the bulb burns out, - they just throw it away in the regular trash. - Home PC, What is Mercury (HG) ? What are the sources of Mercury emissions ? What are the Risks ? http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_li...aq_compact.htm CFLs present an opportunity to prevent Mercury emissions from entering the Environment because they Help-to-Reduce Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants. A Coal-Fired Power Plant will emit 13.6 milligrams of Mercury to produce Electricity required to use an Incandescent Light Bulb, compared to 3.3 milligrams for a CFL with the same light output. EPA Mercury News & Info = http://www.epa.gov/mercury/ mercury the messager and the message is cfl ~ RHF . . . . Before I bought my compact fluorescent bulbs, I made sure I knew where I could dispose of them safely when they were spent. As it turns out, Canadian Tire, where I bought my bulbs, also offered to recycle them. I wonder if Wal-Mart would follow suit. Most of the foreign made junk ( electronics in particular ) that Wal-Mart peddles, fill up our land fill sites with toxic time bombs faster than we realize. "Tester" wrote in messagenews:i46lp294dngdeajlp6usr8av1kuud11k7v@ent ropy.org... Of course, flourescent bulbs create RFI. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/business/02bulb.html The Energy Challenge Power-Sipping Bulbs Get Backing From Wal-Mart While it sounds like a promising idea, it turns out that the long-lasting, swirl-shaped light bulbs known as compact fluorescent lamps are to the nation's energy problem what vegetables are to its obesity epidemic: a near perfect answer, if only Americans could be persuaded to swallow them. But now Wal-Mart Stores, the giant discount retailer, is determined to push them into at least 100 million homes. And its ambitions extend even further, spurred by a sweeping commitment from its chief executive, H. Lee Scott Jr., to reduce energy use across the country, a move that could also improve Wal-Mart's appeal to the more affluent consumers the chain must win over to keep growing in the United States. "The environment," Mr. Scott said, "is begging for the Wal-Mart business model." It is the environmental movement's dream: America's biggest company, legendary for its salesmanship and influence with suppliers, encouraging 200 million shoppers to save energy. For all its power in retailing, though, Wal-Mart is meeting plenty of resistance - from light-bulb makers, competitors and consumers. To help turn the tide, it is even reaching out to unlikely partners like Google, Home Depot and Hollywood. [...] -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text - |
Walmart promoting mini-flourescent bulbs in the name ofenviron...
Back in the early 1970's,the J.C.Penny store that used to be in down
town Jackson moved to a new store about two and a half miles from me.Then when the new Northpark mall www.visitnorthpark.com was built in 1983 the J.C.Penny store that was near me moved to Northpark mall in Ridgeland,just across County Line Road which is the North boundary line between North Jackson and the suburb city of Ridgeland. Before the J.C.Penny store which used to be near me moved to Northpark mall,the store had a sale on a lot of thingys.I bought a little flourescent twin tube/light at the store.I wrote the date of when I bought the light with a ball point pen on the base of the light just before I started using it in my bathroom.I know I didn't throw the light away when it burned out.I was looking for it just now in my bathroom cabinets.(it's there somewhere among all that junk in there) But I did find the bulb thingy,it says Philips PL 9 I know the little flourescent light bulb lasted at least fourteen years since 1983 before it finally burned out.And I always leave my bathroom light turned on wether I am home or not.That was a durn good little light.When I find the other part of the light assembly/unit the two prong bulb plugs into,I will see if I can find a replacement bulb. cuhulin |
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